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Politicology

ENCORE: The Power Code

Mar 12, 2025
43:28

Katty Kay (veteran reporter and four-time NYT bestselling author) joins host Ron Steslow to discuss her new book The Power Code: More Joy. Less Ego. Maximum Impact for Women (and Everyone), co-written with Claire Shipman. 


(02:12) Katty’s background and why she started looking at power 


(07:07) Women are passing men in college degrees, but not the boardroom 


(13:10) Why women have been more likely to avoid power 


(16:10) “Power over” vs “power to”


(20:20) How reframing power changes how women approach power


(25:57) The connection between power and status 


(33:04) Your brain on power


(38:30) Does power corrupt? 


(54:30) What can you do to improve your power code? 



Get The Power Code: https://www.kayandshipman.com/books


Follow Ron and Katty on Twitter:


https://twitter.com/RonSteslow


https://twitter.com/KattyKay_



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